Well it happened the little plastic part on the exterior door handle broke that attaches to the hook inside the door broke.

Now I am looking for a replacement, so far the options seem unreasonable.

The dealer does not sell the part, wants to sell a entire handle assembly for $97.

I can get used ones from a junk yard for $30, which when dealing with plastic could be just as brittle and break in a short time.

Groton sells 740 handles for $30 I could knock out the pin and swap it, if it will work on a v90 handle. Does anyone know if this works?

Or is there a source for a new little plastic part that anyone knows of?

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~William~ 1985 240 DL - 365,000 & 1998 V90 - 190,000

The plastic part from a 740/940 series will work and the aftermarket door handles from FCP are probably your best bet for new plastic parts since as you said you can knock the pin out and use only what you need. If you have time it may be better to go to the JY yourself, remove some 740 door handles, press the pin out at the JY, and pay only for the plastic part (probably free). However, time is money and if you have to do the job more than once it is probably better to go with the newest parts available.

Mike

I bought one from a junker on a 740 once--the plastic is thicker on those earlier cars --it worked well--mine was a freeby from a freind that had a few clunkers around--you can use the plastic from either side handle also.

Thanks for the info. I think at this point I'll go with the Groton part mainly because I worry about how long an old plastic part will last considering the age of any I'd find.

Like you said time is money.
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~William~ 1985 240 DL - 365,000 & 1998 V90 - 190,000